Umbrella-holder.



No. 7l6,596

(No Model.)

m. TAUSSIG.

UMBRELLA HOLDER.

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Patented Dec. 23, I902.

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MAURICE TAUSSIG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

UMBRELLA HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,596, dated December 23, 1902.

Application filed January 3,1902. Serial No. 88,282. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAURICE TAUSSIG, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in umbrella-holders, the object of which is to produce a holder for use in a show-case adapted to support umbrellas or canes in a vertical position and in good view within a case of substantially the height of the umbrellas and at the same time permit the ready removal and replacing of the umbrellas in the holder.

To these ends my invention consists in certain novel features of construction, which will be fully shown in the accompanying drawings and will be described in the specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a show -case with my improved holder. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section in the line 2 2 of Fig. 3, showing the top portion of one of the holders removed; and Fig. 3 is a vertical section in the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, showing one of the holders in open position.

Referring to the preferred construction shown in the drawings, A is a show-case of ordinary construction provided with rear doors B, hinged at the bottom and swinging downward and backward, as shown in Fig. 3.

O is the bottom of the show-case, which is provided with a number of pockets 0, the construction of which is plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The object of these pockets is to fix in position the lower ends of the umbrellas or canes when placed in the show-case. It is obvious that these pockets or depressions may be made of any desired form; but that shown in the drawings is a convenient and very good form for the purpose. Of course a plate provided with similar perforations could be placed within a show-case and secured to the bottom thereof, so that the device could be used in an old show-case without the necessity of the replacing of the entire bottom. A suitably-perforated swinging member D is pivoted to the swinging rear door at some distance above this bottom. a The perforations are made of such size as to hold a cane or umbrella, and they are placed so that when the door is closed and the swinging member is horizontal they will register with the pockets in the bottom of the case. These perforations may of course be of any desired shape or configuration; but I prefer the form shown in Fig. 2, wherein the swinging member is a grating composed of transverse and longitudinal bars D D forming squares, through which the umbrellas are thrust. To the swinging member at its forward corners are connected two barsor rods E, which are also pivotally connected to the bottom of the showcase at a distance from the back equal to the width of the swinging member. These bars,

it will be seen, will permit the rear door to be opened and swung backward and downward, but will keep the swinging member horizontal at all times. It is obvious that if a very large swinging member were used one or more additional supporting-bars might be used. These bars may of course beof any desired construction; but the form shown is simple and efficient. I

In Fig. 3 there is shown a bar F, connected to therear door and to the side of the showcase and adapted to limit the backward swing of the rear door. The device could, no doubt, be used without this, but it will be a great convenience in many cases. It will be observed that this bar limits the swing to such a point that an umbrella in the forward compartments can be drawn out of the case and just miss the top. In other Words, the door is kept as near shut as is consistent with the proper use of the device.

I am aware that umbrella-holders have been made having a pocketed bottom and a perforated member, but in the forms commonly in use these parts are both connected rigidly at right angles to the rear door and the whole mass of umbrellas is raised when the door is opened. This necessitates, of course, a muchhigher case than is needful in my device. I

I realize that some changes may be made in the details of construction of this umbrella-holder and I not intend to limit my self to the particular form herein set forth.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination with a suitable showcase, having a rear vertically-swinging door,

of an umbrella-stand consisting of a suitable pocketed stationary horizontal lower member, fixed in the horizontal bottom of said case, a suitable perforated upper member adapted to receive the articles to be exhibited, said uppermember being swung upon the rear door of the said case, and suitable vertical members pivotally attached to the front edge of said upper member and said lower member and adapted to permit the top member to swing horizontally while keeping it parallel to said lower member, substantially as shown and described.

2. An exhibit-case havingastationary horizontal bottom apertured to receive the lower ends of umbrellas, a rear vertically-swinging door, a perforated member swung to said door and adapted to support the umbrellas and suitable members connecting the front edge of said upper swinging member with the bottom of said case and adapted to keep the member parallel with the said bottom whatever the position of the swinging door and swinging member may be; substantially as described.

3. The combination with a suitable case having a vertical door hinged at the bottom, of a holder having means for supporting the lower ends of a series of articles in proper relation, and an upper member having means for supporting the upper portions of said articles, said upper member being connected to the door and moving outwardly therewith independentlyof the lower member; substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at New York. in the county of New York and State of New York, this 21st day of December, A. D. 1901.

MAURICE TAUSSIG. 

